Letters to the Editor

Letter to the Editor: Against the Masking Ban

At the end of the summer, Occidental students received a routine email that should have been startling to anyone with even a cursory knowledge...

Letter to the Editor: War is the antithesis of community

Tell me what is a better reflection of sanity — the poise of “Strike Package” Tom Stritikus as his crowning moment was under siege,...

Letter to the Editor: Yes, Israel is a settler-colonial state. Calling it so matters.

Feb. 7, 2024, in response to a Statement of Concern signed by 61 Occidental faculty members, Associate Professor of Classics and Chair of Comparative...

Letter to the editor: An open letter to the Oxy community

Dear students, As I pen down this note, waves of memories wash over me, reminding me of the extraordinary journey we have embarked upon together...

Letter to the Editor: Seek discomfort and seize the day

I was touted as “Occidental’s Most Involved Student”. And before I graduate, here are some lessons I’d like to impart. Throughout my time at Oxy, I...

Letter to the Editor: Spotify, Joe Rogan and censorship

When rock icon Neil Young called on Spotify to choose between streaming his work or podcaster Joe Rogan’s, my first thoughts were not about...

Letter to the Editor: My alma mater should take healing into its own hands

Not a great start to the Year of the Tiger. At Occidental College, a screenshot of a text conversation between two students surfaced on social...

Letter to the Editor: In order to be a truly great city, LA must stop acceding to the vetocracy

Having grown up in the San Francisco Bay Area, I have seen “not-in-my-back-yard-ers” (NIMBYs) up close and personal. NIMBYs are extremely vocal residents who...

Letter to the Editor: Let Charlotte speak 

Content warning: sexual assault and harassment Dear Oxy Community, Some of you may have heard of Charlotte Kirk. She is an actor, fiancée and dog mom...

Letter to the Editor: To divest from Israel is to invest in ignorance

Occidental made the correct decision not to divest from companies that do business in Israel, denying the request of Students for Justice in Palestine...

Letter to the Editor: Greek Council Letter of Accountability

To the Occidental College Community, Greek Life at Oxy would like to collectively acknowledge the egregious systems which have contributed to our privileged position as...